Valentina Nikolayevna Levko (; 13 August, 1926 – 14 August, 2018) was a Soviet and Russian opera and chamber singer (contralto, mezzo-soprano), teacher, professor. She was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of USSR from 1960 to 1982. In 1969, she was awarded the People's Artist of the RSFSR.
She began her way to the stardom as a violinist, after which she attended and graduated from the Gnessin State Musical College, where she also taught since 1974.
In 2002, she was awarded the Order of Honour for many years of fruitful activity in the field of culture and art.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27 ноября 2002 года No. 1362 o награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации Retrieved 12 January 2025.
She died on 14 August 2018, the day after her 92nd birthday, after a long serious illness.Diveeva, Yulia (14 August 2018). В Москве умерла оперная певица Валентина Левко Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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